Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9615
9615.19: Combs, hair-slides and the like: other
Official description Other
9615.19 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9615, combs, hair-slides and the like, chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9615 19 00 00 Other 2%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11.8m | 85% | -20.4% | |
| £861k | 6.2% | -15.5% | |
| £167k | 1.2% | -3.5% | |
| £158k | 1.1% | -19.3% | |
| £133k | 1% | +6.7% | |
| £117k | 0.8% | +39.2% | |
| £102k | 0.7% | +215.4% | |
| £81k | 0.6% | -46.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$38kUS$38k+US$580k+US$4m+> US$16m
Exports: 149
- China: US$619m
- Italy: US$36m
- Germany: US$21m
- Poland: US$16m
- France: US$14m
- Thailand: US$13m
- United States: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Spain: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Singapore: US$849k
- Ireland: US$846k
- Sweden: US$758k
- Austria: US$690k
- Portugal: US$679k
- Greece: US$648k
- Slovakia: US$597k
- Slovenia: US$580k
- Russia: US$555k
- Australia: US$481k
- Switzerland: US$477k
- Chile: US$430k
- Indonesia: US$370k
- Romania: US$289k
- Estonia: US$255k
- Pakistan: US$255k
- United Arab Emirates: US$219k
- Lithuania: US$198k
- Croatia: US$189k
- Brazil: US$182k
- Canada: US$180k
- Malaysia: US$179k
- El Salvador: US$177k
- Macao SAR China: US$150k
- Saudi Arabia: US$149k
- South Africa: US$138k
- Lebanon: US$133k
- Latvia: US$128k
- Bulgaria: US$110k
- Kuwait: US$106k
- Philippines: US$103k
- Morocco: US$95k
- Norway: US$90k
- Israel: US$87k
- Armenia: US$78k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$328kUS$328k+US$2m+US$11m+> US$23m
Imports: 210
- United States: US$137m
- Germany: US$45m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$41m
- Japan: US$35m
- India: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- France: US$23m
- Mexico: US$21m
- Philippines: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$20m
- Poland: US$17m
- Canada: US$15m
- Spain: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$14m
- Russia: US$13m
- Italy: US$13m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- China: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Bangladesh: US$11m
- South Korea: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Australia: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Austria: US$8m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Iraq: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Yemen: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$619m | 77.8% | |
| 2 | US$36m | 4.5% | |
| 3 | US$21m | 2.6% | |
| 4 | US$16m | 2.1% | |
| 5 | US$14m | 1.8% | |
| 6 | US$13m | 1.7% | |
| 7 | US$7m | 0.9% | |
| 8 | US$6m | 0.8% | |
| 9 | US$6m | 0.7% | |
| 10 | US$6m | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$137m | 17.2% | |
| 2 | US$45m | 5.7% | |
| 3 | US$41m | 5.1% | |
| 4 | US$35m | 4.4% | |
| 5 | US$29m | 3.7% | |
| 6 | US$27m | 3.4% | |
| 7 | US$23m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$21m | 2.7% | |
| 9 | US$21m | 2.6% | |
| 10 | US$20m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 11number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Egypt, Iran, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3.9% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 28% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 89989 Combs, hair-slides & the like; hairpins, curling-pins, curling-grips, hair curlers & the like (other than those of heading 775.83) & parts thereof.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38994 Cigarette lighters and other lighters; smoking pipes and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof; combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like (except electro-thermic apparatus), and parts thereof; scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9615.19 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9615.19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9615.19 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9615.19 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9615.19 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9615.19 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 53
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N363263 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of accessories from China
- N362777 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of two decorative headbands from China
- N352163 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a metal headband from China.
- N345626 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of 3-piece spa set from China
- N343930 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of pet grooming tools from China
- N341241 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an ornamental headpiece from China.
- 600015382 HMRC
Pack of 12 hair snap clips, made from PVC-coated stainless steel. Available in various colours.
- 600013988 HMRC
A set of 60 brown hair grips. The grips are made from metal and are approximately 4.7cm in length. They are used to hold the hair in place. They are enclosed within a small clear plastic storage box. The hair grips & small storage box are packaged together within a clear plastic sealed bag and put…
- 600013990 HMRC
A set of 12 teardrop-shaped hair clips. The clips are approximately 5cm in length, made of base metal and equipped with a snap-clip mechanism (crocodile clip). They are available in various colours and some have either a heart or spot pattern. The hair clips serve to hold hair in place and as…
53 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 9615.19 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9615.19; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £13.9m (down 20% on the year before), at an average of £14.61 per kg; China supplied 85%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$796m in 2024, up 12.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 77.8% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for combs, hair-slides and the like: other?
Combs, hair-slides and the like: other fall under HS subheading 9615.19, part of heading 9615, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on combs, hair-slides and the like: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9615.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on combs, hair-slides and the like: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9615.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most combs, hair-slides and the like: other?
China, with US$619m in 2024 (77.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (85%), Italy (6%) and Cambodia (1%), out of total imports of £13.9m.